Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-08
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE BOARDS WORK DONE.
Professor Smyth In His Own
Defense.
THE men OF The VOLUNTEER
Given A Grand Reception
/. At Boston.
TOO MANY EHANDS FOR GROVER.
Germany Pays Indemni-
ty To France.
TOO MANY gHANDS FOR GROVER.
DIR. aLDEN,s COMMITTEE SAFE.

DIR. ALDEN,S COMMITTEES SAFE.
| vestigatfon Tabled After a Spirited
Debate-The Board Closes Its SEES.
sion.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Oct. THE final
session of the seventy-seventh annual meet
ing of the American Board was held this
forenoon and was largely attended The
Rev. DIR. George F. Pentecost offered the
opening prayer. The Rev. DR.. A. 81. Plumb,
of Boston, offered resolution for the ap-
pointment of special committee of seven to
Investigate the methods and principles of
the prudential committee. This was de-
bated at length and with much earnestness
| by Professor Egbert G. Smith of Andover
| the Rev. DIR. r. g. Hutchins of Ohio, the
Rev. DIR. E. P. Parker of Hartford, the Rev.
DIR. Darnell of California, the Rev. DR.. Todd
of New Haven and the Rev. DR.. Noble of
| Chicago. On motion of DIR. Noble the reso-
luton was laid on the table,
The debate preceding the tabling of the
resolution was noteworthy, principally for
DR.. Smyth's defense. DR.. Plumb, in his re-
marks, said that the board had always court
ed investigation and he wanted committee
| to turn on the light and show the truth in
| opposition to newspaper Misrepresentation.
If there was anything the matter with him he
was willing to step down and out. He alluded
| to Prof. Smyth as disturber of the unanimi-
| ty of the prudential committee and referred
to his mastery generalship. DR.. Plumb's res
olution was seconded by ex-President Porter
of Yale. Prof. Egbert G. Smyth said that
all personal questions were secondary to him.
He voted ticket last year with his own
name scratched and with Dr. Alden's on it.
He would have voted for DIR. Alden this year
if two policies had not come into collision
comprehension and exclusion. All personal
questions are subordinate to that. The great
question Is how the Congregational churches
of this country can carry the gospel to the
ends of the earth. The real question is one
istration. Dr.Smyth referred to the methods
used by the majority in the matter of
electing corporate members. Thirteen
were chosen yesterday and all but one COM
mitted to a certcin principle of administra-
ton. Last year at Des Moines there was a
free, open discussion-no caucus-and no
members pledged to carry out the dictates of
the caucus. care we to let this policy go on
unmonifed? know of scores of persons who
might be in the mission field to-day working
for the master, who are shut out by the ac-
ton taken here. If we go on in this way new
members Will De aoued every year TO support
one side of theological controversy. We
are doing things which are never allowed to
be carried on in the administration of a po-
1itical party. Allusion has been made to my
generalship. would follow the Lord Jesus
Christ to death if need be. But
would never submit to rules SO ty
rannical as those which have been adopt
ed here" DR.. Smyth touched upon the pro
baton theory and avowed his concern for the
fate of the innumerable dead, and said:
s'You are putting this board into opposition
to the whole ocean of humanity of which
Christ is the head, and your rules and reso-
lutions will be swept away by the universal
usual complimentary resolutions and fare
well addresses were made. The next meeting
of the board will be held at Cleveland, o.,
and DR.. N. ]. Burton, of Hartford, is to
preach the sermnn with the Rev. DIR. Harry
Hopkins of Kansas City, as the alternate.